Jeremiah 27:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?”

Jeremiah 27:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 27:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 27:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Don’t listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why should this city become a desolation?”

Jeremiah 27:17 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 27:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a desolation? ”

Jeremiah 27:17 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 27:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Ye do not hearken unto them, serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why is this city a waste?”

Jeremiah 27:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 27:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a waste? ”

Jeremiah 27:17 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 27:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Heare them not, but serue the King of Babel, that ye may liue: wherefore shoulde this citie be desolate?”

Jeremiah 27:17 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 27:17 in Context — Jeremiah 27

15 For I have not sent them, saith the Lord, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.

16 Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the Lord’s house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.

17 Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?

18 But if they be prophets, and if the word of the Lord be with them, let them now make intercession to the Lord of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.

19 For thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city,

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What Does Jeremiah 27:17 Mean?

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